What a great and timely question! :) I quit a week ago to take a year-long sabbatical. > 1. What pushed you to do it? The pursuit of curiosity, for the most p

What a great and timely question! :) I quit a week ago to take a year-long sabbatical. > 1. What pushed you to do it? The pursuit of curiosity, for the most part. That's what makes quitting a lot harder when you have a good job and nothing to complain about: you feel like you're making a huge mistake on a whim. Doubly so when you consider the state of the job market at this time. That said, we don't live to work; we work to live. It's a lot of risk and uncertainty, but you should remember that while some unknown bad things can happen in the future, unknown good things can happen too! [1] When you own your time, you increase your luck surface considerably: you have more opportunities to travel, to wander, to play, to meet new people, to tinker, to discover. So I've been thinking and reading about this a lot. The final push came from two books I read: "The Pathless Path" by Paul Millerd [2] and "The Inner Compass" by Lawrence Yeo [3]. I can't recommend them enough. > 2. What will you be doing? (Even if nothing!) I have a huge Steam backlog to beat... :) Besides that, I'll be studying computer science and maths. Programming language theory, compilers, and functional programming are particularly close to my heart. But, most importantly, enjoying life! [1] https://moretothat.com/take-the-leap/ https://moretothat.com/take-the-leap/ [2] https://pathlesspath.com/ https://pathlesspath.com/ [3] https://compass.moretothat.com/ https://compass.moretothat.com/